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Sydney as Qantas’s home with an official spotting mound, plus Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth – Australia offers long-haul, dense domestic traffic and strong light.
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Sydney is the country’s busiest airport and Qantas’s hub. Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth are other major airports with long-haul flights to Asia, North America and the Middle East; from Perth, Qantas flies nonstop to Europe. Virgin Australia and Jetstar add to the dense domestic traffic.
In Sydney, the airport has built Shep’s Mound near the tower, an official viewing mound with raised platforms, a shelter and parking. Photography is allowed from publicly accessible areas. Under the rules of the aviation authority CASA, drones may not come closer than 5.5 kilometers to controlled airports. Sydney has a night curfew from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.
The seasons are reversed: summer runs from December to February, and the midday sun is very harsh then. Morning and late afternoon offer the best conditions. Sydney switches between several runway configurations depending on the wind – check the wind forecast before your visit.
Artificial mounds and elevated viewpoints at the edge of the airport grounds. You shoot over the fence and have a clear view of runways and taxiways.
The Planetrack spot map shows verified spots for each airport with directions, the best light and community ratings. Planetrack is launching soon – join the waitlist and get early access.
Related
The aircraft types you’ll come across in Australia are listed in the aircraft type database. You’ll find the airlines that fly there in the airline database. And profiles of the airports themselves are in the section Airports & manufacturers.